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Radio Production Technical

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the levels of tones
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble

2. What is a Shock Mount for?
Business
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Low frequency sound speaker

3. C of O's Station ID
Decibels (dB).
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Middle frequency sound speaker
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough

4. What is frequency?
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
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Muting sounds above peak
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume

5. What is Mixing?
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling

6. What is a Cycle
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.

7. What is the Midrange?
Middle frequency sound speaker
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)

8. What are the four dynamic processes?
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Making the sounds more usable.

9. What is a Tweeter?
Low frequency sound speaker
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
High frequency sound speaker

10. What are the four dynamic processes?
Above 20kHz
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met

11. What is a transducer?
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Something that converts one form of energy into another. In the case of Microphones - converts Acoustic into Electrical energy
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Business

12. What is SPL
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Making the sounds more usable.

13. What is Expansion?
Low frequency sound speaker
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Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
High frequency sound speaker

14. What is Hertz (Hz)?
Cycles per second
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

15. What is Routing?
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Low frequency sound speaker
Sending the sound where you want it to go
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air

16. What is Compression?
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

17. What is Recording?
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

18. What is frequency?
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
Decibels (dB).
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Muting sounds above peak

19. What is sound measured in?
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
Decibels (dB).
Business

20. What is Expansion?
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Federal Communications Commission
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)
Raising sounds that dip below the sound trough

21. What does FCC stand for
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Federal Communications Commission

22. A radio station is first and foremost a ________
Business
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble

23. What is Recording?
Low frequency sound speaker
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Below 20Hz
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.

24. What are the levels of tones
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Making the sounds more usable.
Compression - Limiting - Expansion - Gatherings (CLEG)

25. What is Mastering?
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
In order to get a new perspective on the project

26. What is a Woofer?
Cycles per second
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Low frequency sound speaker
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired

27. What does a Sound Wave look like?
Cycles per second
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Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact

28. What is Sibilance?
In order to get a new perspective on the project
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Above 20kHz

29. What does a Sound Wave look like?
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Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
To keep a condenser microphone from picking up the vibrations of the ground by suspending it.
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact

30. What is Sibilance?
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
The highness or lowness of the sound. Does not regulate volume
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave

31. What is Infrasonic?
Federal Communications Commission
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Below 20Hz
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio

32. What are Plosives?
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Above 20kHz
From the peak to the trough
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air

33. Electromagnetic Spectrum
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Decibels (dB).
From the beginning of the center point going up to the beginning of the next center point going up
Low frequency sound speaker

34. What is Sonic Panorama?
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble

35. What is Gating?
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met
Between 20Hz and 20kHz
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

36. What is Limiting?
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Muting sounds above peak
Amplitude - Cycle - Frequency - Volume - Molecular displacement
Below 20Hz

37. What is Amplification?
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Above 20kHz
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Making the sounds more usable.

38. What is the FCC and what does it do for radio stations.
Chooses who gets a broadcasting license - what frequency they get - and regulates what is aired
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)
Reduces background noise by turning off a channel if the desired level is not met

39. What is SPL
The two-way speaker has the Tweeter on top and the Woofer on the bottom
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Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Recording that saves a separate file and leaves the previous intact

40. How does a Condenser Mic work?
Recording - Editing - Mixing - Mastering (REMM)
Lowering sounds that break through sound peak -
A diaphragm moves back and forth from pressure. The air changes is known as the condenser. The small diaphragm is covered by a thin layer of gold to make a conductor.
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

41. Why should you not listen to anything for a while between editing sessions?
S sounds - sounds that hiss
Above 20kHz
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations

42. What is Editing?
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio

43. What is Infrasonic?
Below 20Hz
Sub-Bass - Low-Bass - Upper Bass - Lower Midrange - Midrange - Lower Treble - Upper Treble
Business
Sending the sound where you want it to go

44. What is Mastering?
Above 20kHz
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
In order to get a new perspective on the project
Amplification - Routing - and Mixing (ARM)

45. How does a Dynamic Mic work?
Finishing the sound. Critically listening to the project for last critiques
Sound Pressure Level - the pressure that moves the air and causes vibrations
Decibels (dB).
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave

46. Electromagnetic Spectrum
The spectrum of frequencies available to radio
From the peak to the trough
Muting sounds above peak
Federal Communications Commission

47. What is Mixing?
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
//////
Decibels (dB).
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.

48. What is Mixing?
Placing the track in Mono or Stereo
Saving the sound for use in the future. Goal to find sweet spot in Mic.
A permanent magnet moves through a coil to replicate the sounds. The electromagnetic field is the same as the sound wave
Balancing the sounds for clarity. Making it one sound.

49. What is Amplitude?
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)
From the peak to the trough
P sounds - sounds that pressure the air
Cutting out mistakes and adding effects. Can copy and paste like in Word

50. What is Mixing?
High frequency sound speaker
Changing the sound how you want it with effects and volume leveling
Above 20kHz
KCOZ - Point Lookout - Missouri (91.7FM)